Developing Leadership Proficiency for Effective Team Work and Management

Preparation:

The prospective participants will receive a list of materials (studies, books, articles, etc.) along with websites connected to the course content. Support information and detailed programme will be provided. Via e-mail a questionnaire will be sent to the participants in order to indicate their professional requirements, interests and expectations related to the subject of the course. They will be asked to prepare short Power-Point Presentation, showing their institution and/or their own experience in the subject matter of the training event.

Objectives:

Creating an organized and successful teaching/bussiness process;

Identifying the strengths of your team, and capitalizing on them;

Detecting the weak points and helping to get over them;

Being able to clearly and succinctly describe what you want done, to relate your vision ;

Keeping up your confidence level, and assure everyone that setbacks are natural and the important thing is to focus on the larger goal;

Show your commitment not only to the work at hand, but also to your promises;

Creating a reputation for not just working hard, but also to be known as a fair leader, Realizing that once you have gained the respect of your team, they are more likely to deliver the peak amount of quality work possible;

Keeping the team motivated towards the continued success of the company/institution/organization;

Making quick decisions during critical situations;

Learning to think outside the box and to select which of two or more choices is the best option;

Assuming that to trust yourself is as important as your team learns to trust you, being true to who you are and guiding yourself well throughout life;

Being able to inspire your team as a powerful tool for focusing on the future goals, but also important for the current issues;

Being accessible to others for guidance and advice when they want it – true leaders tend to teach rather than preach;

Learning how to listen to people and to understand their perspectives, to give them your full attention;

Improving the team effectiveness;

Learning how to reward and engage people;

Enhancing the management skills;

Acquiring how to develop, coach and motivate your team.

Methodology:

The methodological approach implicates:

Team – Building Sessions;

Group Discussions;

Problem – Solving Activities;

Debates;

Questioning;

Goal – Setting sessions;

Decision – Making Sessions;

Action – Based Strategies;

Brainstorming;

Star bursting;

Planning an Structuring;

Negotiation and Persuasion;

Ice – Breaker Sessions,

Self – Motivation Sessions;

Tests.

Follow-up:

A mailing list of participants will be created after the course and they will be encouraged to remain in contact with the trainers and with their fellow participants, as long as to establish future partnerships and projects, related to LLP. Self-evaluation materials will be provided. At the end of the course the participants will accomplish a questionnaire in order to get a detailed feedback for the effectiveness of the training event. They will be asked to present an action agenda on the method of implementing the key learning points into their professional practice. A Facebook group will be formed for discussions and sharing of ideas and good practices after the workshop. The participants will be given the opportunity to transmit the knowledge and experience achieved to their colleagues and by this to assist in the dissemination of the leaning results and outcomes.

Programme of training activities day-by-day:

Day 1 – SUNDAY

Arrival and accommodation at the hotel: Ice – breaking meeting

Day 2 – MONDAY

09:30 – 10:00 Welcome and registration

10:00 – 11:00 Introduction: What is the Leader? (1 hour)

11:00 – 13:00 From Manager to Leader (2 hours)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00 Guided City Tour

Day 3 – TUESDAY

09:30 – 10:00 Team-building session

10:00 – 13:00 Developing and Improving Leadership Skills (3 hours)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00 Principles of Leadership (3 hours)

Day 4 – WEDNESDAY

09:30 – 10:00 Team-building session

10:00 – 11:00 Leadership Development by Design (1 hour)

11:00 – 13:00 Seven Keys to Setting an Example to Be a Good Leader /Discussion (2 hours)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 – 15:00 Understanding Group Needs and Characteristics as well as Group Resources (1 hour)